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Laparoscopic management of interstitial pregnancy: the "purse-string" technique
2012
We report five cases of interstitial pregnancy, treated between 2004 and 2010, to evaluate surgical and obstetric outcome of laparoscopic cornual resection with a "purse-string" technique. A hemostatic suture was passed at the base of the mass in a purse-string fashion prior to resection, to minimize intraoperative blood loss. Subsequent pregnancies were analysed, with a mean follow-up time of 48 months. The mean operating time was 39 min and mean blood loss 47 mL. Three of four patients who desired children delivered at term uneventfully. Laparoscopic cornual resection with a "purse-string" technique appears to be useful for treatment of early interstitial pregnancy. The technique ensures …
GnRH agonist versus recombinant HCG in an oocyte donation programme: a randomized, prospective, controlled, assessor-blind study.
2009
The use of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists for triggering ovulation remains controversial. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the incidence of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) following GnRH agonist versus recombinant human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) as methods for triggering ovulation. A second aim was to compare the clinical outcome and embryo quality according to the two procedures. The cycle characteristics of 100 oocyte donors undergoing ovarian stimulation and IVF outcomes of their 100 oocyte recipients were analysed. Donors were prospectively randomized into two groups on the last day of ovarian stimulation: Group I received a single bolus …
Similar endometrial development in oocyte donors treated with either high- or standard-dose GnRH antagonist compared to treatment with a GnRH agonist…
2005
Background This descriptive study evaluates the impact on endometrial development of standard and high doses of a GnRH antagonist in stimulated cycles compared with GnRH agonist and natural cycles. Methods Thirty-one oocyte donors were treated with a combination of rFSH and 0.25 mg/day ganirelix (standard dose), 2 mg/day ganirelix (high dose) or 0.6 mg/day buserelin (long protocol). Vaginal progesterone (200 mg/day) was administered in the luteal phase. Endometrial biopsies were performed 2 and 7 days after HCG administration. Additional biopsies were carried out in a subset of 12 subjects, 2 and 7 days following the LH peak of their previous natural cycle. Biopsies were evaluated histologi…
Il santuario di Zeus Olympios ad Agrigento: al di là del tempio monumentale
2020
The paper aims to reassess the entire architectural and archaeological evidence of the southern part of the sanctuary of Zeus Olympios. This includes the oikos near the SE corner of the big temple (with two building phases dated respectively to the mid-6th century and to the first half of the 5th century), and the area with a large pool and two halls located to the south. This is equipped with a complex drainage system connected with two big cisterns. All these structures can now be referred to as a coherent building program carried out from 480 to 450 B.C. The monumentality of the buildings and infrastructures reflects a grandeur of the rituals that has not been previously addressed. Until…
Towards an ideal source of mesenchymal stem cell isolation for possible therapeutic application in regenerative medicine.
2014
Background. The possibility of obtaining mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from fetal tissue such as amniotic fluid, chorionic villi and placenta is well-known and a comparison between MSCs originating in different sources such as fetal tissue and those from bone marrow in terms of yield and function is a topical issue. The mesenchymal stem cells isolated from bone marrow are well-characterized. Unfortunately the low quantitative yield during isolation is a major problem. For this reason, other tissue sources for MSCs are of paramount importance. Conclusion. In this review, starting from a description of the molecular and cellular biology of MSCs, we describe alternative sources of isolation ot…
Intracellul�re Verteilung von Choriongonadotropin in der Placenta des Menschen
1954
1. Reife, frische Placenten wurden in ihre einzelnen Zellelemente (Zellkerne, Mitochondrien, Mikrosomen + Cytoplasma) getrennt und auf chemische Zusammensetzung und Choriongonadotropingehalt nach dem Krotentest untersucht.
Emporion: un exceptionnel gros module postarchaïque à la tête de Silène / chouette dans carré creux
2017
espanolEntre las monedas «pesadas» atribuidas a la fase arcaica de Emporion, que publicamos en el ano 2013, se encontraba una pieza con cabeza de Sileno de frente en anverso y cuadrado incuso en el reverso. Este ejemplar fue atribuido al grupo de emisiones de la fase arcaica debido a que su elevado peso se correspondia con los nominales de la fase A. No obstante, como consecuencia del estudio de un grupo inedito de obolos post-arcaicos emporitanos, que muestra un mochuelo rodeado de letras griegas dentro de un cuadrado incuso, ahora proponemos relacionar ambos tipos monetarios. Para ello nos basamos en la identificacion de un mochuelo en el interior del cuadrado incuso de nuestra moneda, co…
Zvaigžņotā Debess: 2010/11, Ziema (210)
2010
Contents: “ZVAIGŅOTĀ DEBESS” FORTY YEARS AGO: Bursting Stars. J. Francman (abridged). Geodesists Help Renew the Spire of St. Peter’s Church. J. Klētnieks (abridged). DEVELOPMENTS in SCIENCE: The Solar Neutrino Problem. O. Smirnova. NEWS: At Last the Planet at the Star β Pictoris Is Imaged. A. Alksnis, Z. Alksne. SPACE RESEARCH and EXPLORATION: The Trail of an Asteroid Reveals a Recent Collision. A. Alksnis. INTERNATIONAL YEAR of ASTRONOMY 2009: International Year of Astronomy 2009 in Philately. The Rest of the World except Series EUROPA (concluded). J. Limansky. ACADEMIC STAFF of the UNIVERSITY of LATVIA: Assistant Professor in Physics Ojārs Šmits (24.04.1930.-14.03.1993.) of the Latvian Un…
Effects of thrombin and of the phospholipase C inhibitor, D609, on the vascularity of the chick chorioallantoic membrane.
2000
Abstract Microvascular corrosion casting was used to assess the effects of thrombin and D609, a phospholipase C inhibitor, on the vascularity of the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM). Discs containing vehicle, thrombin or D609 were placed on the CAM of fertilized white Leghorn eggs on Day 9 of gestation and vascularity was assessed on Day 11. Thrombin caused significant increases in the numbers (43%), diameters (5%) and lengths (17%), of both pre- and postcapillaries (first-order vessels by centripetal ordering). Conversely, D609 caused a decrease in the numbers (27%), lengths (12%) and diameters (8%) of first-order vessels. D609 decreased the total vascular volume of first- to th…
Matrix-mediated canal formation in primmorphs from the sponge Suberites domuncula involves the expression of a CD36 receptor-ligand system.
2004
Sponges (Porifera), represent the phylogenetically oldest metazoan phylum still extant today. Recently, molecular biological studies provided compelling evidence that these animals share basic receptor/ligand systems, especially those involved in bodyplan formation and in immune recognition, with the higher metazoan phyla. An in vitro cell/organ-like culture system, the primmorphs, has been established that consists of proliferating and differentiating cells, but no canals of the aquiferous system. We show that after the transfer of primmorphs from the demosponge Suberites domuncula to a homologous matrix (galectin), canal-like structures are formed in these 3D-cell aggregates. In parallel …